R&D Technician Officer- Logistics Support

Tevapharm; Waterford; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A pharmaceutical company is seeking a highly organized R&D Technical Officer for a 12-month fixed-term contract in Waterford, Ireland. This role is essential for ensuring efficient procurement, logistics, and project compliance within the R&D department. The successful candidate will coordinate materials and shipments, alongside maintaining financial tracking and vendor management. Ideal candidates will have experience in regulated environments and knowledge of SAP or Ariba. Competitive package offered.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in procurement, logistics or operations within a regulated environment.
• Working knowledge of SAP and Ariba systems beneficial.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Ensure availability and purchasing of required materials, supplies, and services.
• Coordinate all R&D department shipments, ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Maintain and update monthly/quarterly metrics and dashboards.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Financial tracking

Vendor management

Tools

SAP

Ariba

Job description

Job Id: 64694

Location: Waterford, Ireland, X91

Who we are

Together, we’re on a mission to make good health more affordable and accessible, to help millions around the world enjoy healthier lives. It’s a mission that bonds our people across nearly 60 countries and a rich, diverse variety of nationalities and backgrounds. Working here means working with the world’s leading manufacturer of generic medicines, and the proud producer of many of the products on the World Health Organization’s Essential Medicines List. Today, at least 200 million people around the world take one of our medicines every single day. An amazing number, but we’re always looking for new ways to continue making a difference, and new people to make a difference with.

The Opportunity

This is a 12 month fixed-term contract position.

We are seeking a highly organized and proactive R&D Technical Officer to support the smooth running of our Research & Development department. This role is pivotal in ensuring operational efficiency across procurement, logistics, financial tracking, and compliance. The successful candidate will work closely with internal teams and external vendors to ensure timely delivery of materials, services, and shipments aligned with project timelines.

How You’ll Spend Your Day

Procurement & Purchasing

• Ensure availability and purchasing of required materials, MRO supplies, and services.
• Raise material master and non-material master orders using Ariba and SAP in compliance with Procurement Policy.
• Generate and maintain purchase orders and all relevant purchasing documentation (quotations, Visa statements, requisitions, delivery dockets, invoices).

Shipping & Logistics

• Coordinate all R&D department shipments, ensuring regulatory compliance and alignment with project schedules.
• Arrange clinical shipments, liaising with departments to ensure timely and compliant delivery.
• Generate and maintain shipping documentation (packing lists, commercial invoices, dangerous goods notes).
• Maintain documentation for sample and clinical trial shipments.
• Ensure appropriate agreements are in place between Teva and vendors.
• Raise CapEx orders, track POs, and liaise with R&D Finance Manager to ensure invoices are received and recorded.
• Process and approve invoices via SAP to prevent vendor account blocks.
• Balance and report on budgets, including monthly financial accounting, timesheets, and project cost reviews.
• Maintain a schedule of ongoing maintenance costs by vendor and equipment, tracking actuals against forecasts.
• Manage vendor lifecycle activities, including onboarding new vendors in compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Review and approve vendor requests, ensuring adherence to established standards.
• Maintain and update vendor approval levels; process amendments for existing vendors as required.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to resolve vendor-related issues and support continuous improvement in vendor management processes.

Reporting & Communication

• Keep up to date with goods received checks.
• Maintain and update monthly/quarterly metrics and dashboards.

Your Experience And Qualifications

• Proven experience in procurement, logistics or operations within a regulated environment.
• Working knowledge of SAP and Ariba systems would be beneficial but not essential
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Experience in financial tracking and vendor management is a plus.

Reports To

Mgr Research & Development

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